The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-04-28
GREENSBORO BUDGET.
THE CREAM OF THE WEEKS NEWS
FROM THE CITY OF FLOWERS.


FROM THE CITY OF FLOWERS.
"Winter fingers in the Lap of Spring.
Death of an Aged Citizen-A Runaway
Match.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
GREENSBORO, n. c., April 25, 1857
Wintry weather still fingers. If the great
astronomers are cognizant of the fact that |
there is procession in the great cycle of the
universe, as well in "the equinoxes," why |
don't they let the almanac makers know it |
SO that they can move Xmas and spring |
time and the 4th of July round to suit the |
season at which they used to come? The
presence of fresh snap beans in our market
month ago. and the reading of an occa-
sional Florida letter telling of the summer
fruits, made US think and feel that the SHOWS
and chills of winter were gone. But such is
not the case. The ice man with his wagon
load of summer luxury on our streets this
morning cannot dispel the wintry reality.
1t is fact that only stoves by day and
blankets by night, can make us comfortable.
The tobacco interest of the country (espe-
cially of the Piedmont section1 has, without
doubt, been overdone. The report comes
from various quarters that restitution in
| breadstufs prevails Danville is issuing
| rations to the needy in the surrounding
country. DIR. Worth was here few days
ago and stated that one carload per day
was being hauled from Millboro, the ter
minus of the Asheboro branch, to different
parts of Randolph county. Great destitu-
ton prevails in parts of Rockingham and
| Caswell counties. News came two weeks
ago that agents sent out from certain mer-
I camille firms of Reidsville to collect guano
mortgages, were told by the farmers that
they had no bread absolutely none-not a
meal!
is it any wonder that men should come
| to grief who have staked all-even to the
crop before ii was made on guano mort
| gage, the deceptive stuff that has no smell
of clover?
Notwithstanding the money pressure and
the bread deficit and the business failures
here and elsewhere, the touch-and-go expe-
rience of many who have not assigned, and
the distressing lassitude of business gener-
| any, there drc SOul6 VINO nave Implicit lalLt
in blocks of brick stores. Men of means
continue to pull down and move the old
wooden shanties and fill up the vacant gaps
and waste places with pretentious plate glass
fronts. Verify, zone soweth and another
reapeth."
The venerable C. n Meade died last
night Sunday about s o'clock. He has
been prominently identified with the finan-
cial and business interests of Greensboro for
30 years-a man Of large wealth--wonder-
full Observation-Disclosures sagacity not sur
passed, and mental powers that retained
their vigor to the last day of his death.
Mr.. w. F. Trogdon, who has been trav-
| cling salesman for Baltimore candy house
for seven years, has left the road and wlll
henceforth engage in manufacturing "linke3
up sweetness drawn out long" He has lit
orally painted the town red"-a small part
of 1.-THE front of one of the stores of the
Central Hotel where he wild engage in
nothing but confections-to be the best.
Since my last sur town was thrown into
| futter of excitement by the elopsment of
| young couple from among the gilded youth
of the place. Mr.. Sam Dick, youngest son
of Judge r. P. Dick, and Miss Julia, dadgh-
ter of Judge J. A. Gilmer, set sail very I'M
tremendously last Monday night The knot
was tied by Rev. w. r. Gwaltney the Bap-
fist minister, and they left on the 9:55 train
going North.
The Government building with AL its
fixtures will probably be complete in the
course of human events. The furniture is
about all in position. To-day dozen mer
are wrestling with big iron safe-toking
it up stairs to the clerks office. But now
there is another hitch. The contractors mac
bigger appropriation than they needed fol
''the approach" but it fell short on the in
side work so now, how to get money ap
propxiated for the outside, applied to tn,
inside, is the rub. 1t will take no end O
red tape to do the job, and may have to g
back TO Congress and be legislated on al
; initio.
L. w. A.
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